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asclepiadaceous

asclepiadaceous adjective: relating to the milkweeds.

Adjective

asclepiadaceous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the milkweeds.

Origin of asclepiadaceous

Asclepias + -aceous.

Questions about asclepiadaceous

What does asclepiadaceous mean?
Asclepiadaceous means relating to the milkweeds.
What part of speech is asclepiadaceous?
Asclepiadaceous is an adjective.

Words near asclepiadaceous in the dictionary

  1. ascitic taps
  2. ascitical
  3. ascititious
  4. ascitogenic
  5. asclepiad
  6. asclepiadaceous
  7. Asclepiadae
  8. Asclepiadean
  9. asclepiadeous
  10. Asclepiades
  11. Asclepiadic

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